Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table S-34-2. Standard Errors for the Number and percentage distribution of principal stayers, movers, and leavers, by sector and selected principal characteristics in the base year: School year 2008-09

	All school principals				Public school principals				Private school principals
Principal characteristic	Stayers	Movers	Leavers	Other	Stayers	Movers	Leavers	Other	Stayers	Movers	Leavers	Other
Total, number	936	539	643	351	862	538	586	277	384	98	226	241
Total, percentage	0.75	0.46	0.54	0.30	0.88	0.60	0.64	0.31	1.10	0.36	0.84	0.88
Sex
Male	1.03	0.63	0.87	0.43	1.22	0.81	1.02	0.39	1.71	0.55	1.30	1.51
Female	0.97	0.64	0.78	0.40	1.22	0.82	1.00	0.46	1.36	0.59	1.15	0.85

Age
Under 30	6.66	†	5.10	†	12.19	†	†	†	8.34	†	7.99	†
30–39	1.97	1.28	1.30	0.81	2.10	1.57	1.34	0.70	3.90	1.23	3.43	3.00
40–49	1.30	0.84	0.94	0.61	1.56	1.02	1.08	0.61	2.56	0.67	1.51	2.16
50–59	1.17	0.76	0.92	0.35	1.33	0.93	1.08	0.38	1.87	0.69	1.70	1.03
60 and over	2.19	0.87	2.04	0.81	3.21	1.35	3.10	†	2.23	0.62	1.59	1.45

Race/ethnicity
White	0.86	0.51	0.62	0.29	1.02	0.65	0.76	0.26	1.23	0.42	0.92	0.91
Black	2.46	1.61	1.86	1.51	2.66	1.78	2.06	1.62	5.23	2.11	3.79	3.31
Hispanic	3.51	2.38	2.74	1.50	3.94	2.86	3.20	†	5.16	†	2.83	3.74
Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander	8.94	†	4.46	†	12.55	†	†	†	7.37	†	†	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	9.63	†	6.90	†	9.10	†	7.96	†	†	†	†	†
Two or more races	10.37	†	10.86	†	13.73	†	†	†	19.15	†	†	†

Highest degree earned
Less than bachelor's	6.33	†	4.24	5.95	#	†	†	†	6.46	†	4.38	6.11
Bachelor's	2.32	1.33	1.59	1.25	7.79	†	†	2.94	2.46	1.32	1.56	1.34
Postbaccalaureate
Master's	0.90	0.71	0.71	0.37	1.13	0.89	0.87	0.41	1.06	0.51	0.93	0.92
Education specialist or
professional diploma	1.49	0.88	1.25	0.50	1.58	0.94	1.31	0.55	3.32	1.44	3.37	†
Doctoral or first- professional
Doctoral or first- professional	2.52	1.52	2.04	0.71	3.06	1.89	2.51	0.74	3.25	1.26	2.36	2.06

Years of teaching experience
prior to becoming a principal
Less than 3	1.81	1.26	1.16	0.72	2.06	1.56	1.35	0.71	2.56	1.05	2.37	2.00
3–5	1.59	1.07	1.12	0.65	1.76	1.27	1.21	0.55	3.12	1.06	2.04	2.72
6–9	1.61	0.75	1.28	0.54	1.85	0.90	1.44	0.59	2.65	0.85	1.93	1.92
10 or more	1.31	0.67	1.06	0.48	1.76	0.93	1.48	0.52	1.40	0.44	0.96	0.93

Median base salary, in constant 2009–10 dollars
Median base salary, in constant 2009–10 dollars	$630	$2,160	$1,650	$7,180	$620	$2,340	$1,910	$3,340	$750	$3,970	$2,020	$4,320
# Rounds to zero.
† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal and Private School Principal Data Files," 2007–08; "Public School Principal Status and Private School Principal Status Data Files," 2008–09.

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